THINK! cycle safety campaign

2 March 2015 — News story

THINK! cycle safety campaign expanded

This year's THINK! cycle safety campaign will be extended to include a further 7 cities with high cyclist casualties figures.

Drug test

2 March 2015 — News story

New powers to tackle drug driving

A new law to make it easier for police to catch and convict drug drivers took effect today in England and Wales.

Latest

  1. Passengers in east Suffolk set for bigger say on rail services

    • published 3 March 2015
    • Press release

  2. Industry backs government’s spaceport plans

    • published 3 March 2015
    • News story

  3. Spaceport: locations and criteria

    • updated 3 March 2015
    • Consultation outcome
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What we do

We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.

DFT is a ministerial department, supported by 20 agencies and public bodies.

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We produce detailed guidance in these categories

  1. Transport planning and infrastructure

    Major projects to plan and develop national transport infrastructure. Read more

  2. Transport regulations and safety

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  3. Traffic and road management

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  4. Transporting goods

    Driver and vehicle documents for EU and international road haulage and freight forwarding, permits for dangerous goods and special loads. Read more

  5. Transporting dangerous goods

    What the regulations for international transport of dangerous goods are - including for road hauliers. Read more

  6. Environmental management for transport

    Schemes and guidance to reduce the environmental effects of transport including the Green Bus fund and funding for ultra-low emission vehicles. Read more

Our policies

  1. Providing effective regulation of freight transport

    Fair and effective regulation to move freight safely and securely by road, rail and water across the UK and abroad.

  2. Making roads safer

    Reducing road accidents through improved enforcement, education, infrastructure and innovation

  3. Managing, improving and investing in the road network

    Making roads clearer by giving local councils the power to remove road signage clutter, enforce parking controls and manage street works.

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Documents

Our announcements

  1. Passengers in east Suffolk set for bigger say on rail services

    • 3 March 2015
    • Press release

  2. Industry backs government’s spaceport plans

    • 3 March 2015
    • News story

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Our consultations

  1. Spaceport: locations and criteria

    • 3 March 2015
    • Consultation outcome

  2. Future of Northern and TransPennine Express rail franchises

    • 27 February 2015
    • Consultation outcome

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. Local Sustainable Transport Fund annual report 2013 to 2014

    • 27 February 2015
    • Corporate report

  2. Pacer vehicles withdrawal: confirming the ministerial direction

    • 27 February 2015
    • Correspondence

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Our statistics

  1. Provisional sea passenger statistics: 2014

    • 25 February 2015
    • Statistics - national statistics

  2. Seatbelt and mobile phone use surveys: 2014

    • 25 February 2015
    • Statistics

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Department for Transport
Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London
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